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Date : 22-02-2019

To:

Bureau of Cannabis Control

P O Box 419106

Rancho Cordova CA 95741-9106

My name is and I reside from a commercial/recreational/medical Cannabis facility.

I vehemently object to the location of the facility located at:

I strongly oppose the irresponsible, rushed roll out of a narcotic substance with total disregard to the harmful effect it will have on public health and safety , the environment and property values.

The state of California is unprepared for such a widespread roll out of Cannabis activity like an uncontrollable contagion. There are examples of felons and repeat offenders applying and obtaining licenses. There are very few illegal operators who have chosen to legitimize their business and therefore the forecasted effect on the environment is continued harm and damage.

Residents and businesses located near cannabis businesses are not given enough time with notifications or permit requests in order to have the opportunity to provide comments. Many county governments are rushing through permits inappropriately, in many cases disregarding California environmental laws and regulations. Many counties are pushing through secret ministerial permits and aggressively siting cannabis businesses in rural residential neighborhoods against the residents’ wishes.

Many county governments are also disregarding water resource issues by allowing cannabis to be sited in water scarce areas throughout California, which is a drought cyclical state. In some cases required CEQA reviews have also been completed disregarded. The cannabis businesses are being treated more leniently than all other businesses or agricultural enterprises. It is not right and in many cases downright corrupt activity.

I hereby demand that the state cease all further licenses and declare a moratorium on all new Cannabis business licenses until all these and more questions are answered in a careful and responsible manner. No citizen of California voted for this haphazard irresponsible and irreversible roll out of Cannabis activity in the state of California when prop 64 was passed. Prop 64 simply legalized small scale personal possession and use. Voters did NOT provide the state any authority to mount this massive commercial and marketing promotion of cannabis products to our citizens, especially not to our youth.

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DENVER (CBS4) – The Marijuana Unit of the Denver Police Department is growing.

The number of undercover detectives has doubled since the legalization of medicinal marijuana in 2000.

Since the legalization of recreational marijuana, Sergeant Aaron Rebeterano says the problem with illegal grow operations is on the rise.

e and his team are executing between five and nine search warrants a week and says the amount of money that can be made from Colorado pot puts the entire neighborhood at risk.

“These people are not the backyard smokers we’ve seen in the past which has never been really a big deal and has never been a huge concern to anybody in the community I don’t think,” Rebeterano said.

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He went on to say, “What we’re seeing now is more organized criminal enterprises where they will do anything to protect those grows. Remember there is a lot of money they invest in them and we do see an increasing number of firearms and other crimes associated with them; home invasions, burglaries, robberies, things of that nature.”

Another issue that often comes along with home grow operations are hash oil extraction labs. It’s not legal and frequently done the wrong way.

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“They explode to such a magnitude that they damage the houses on both sides and that’s a big concern for anybody I would think living in the community,” said Rebertano.

While neighbors may not always be able to see plants growing over the fence or know that there is a hash oil extraction lab, there are other ways to identify illegal activity.

“You’ll see multiple air conditioning units hooked up and running this time of year and that’s not normal. You know, I think when they kind of have a feeling that it’s going on usually they’re probably right,” said Rebertano.

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He added, “Even if they’re not right, we welcome them to call us so we can investigate it so that way they can rest assured it’s not a grow because that’s important to us too. It’s important to us as police officers that citizens feel safe in their own neighborhoods.”

If you would like to leave a tip for Denver Police, you can remain anonymous.

They have a special Vice/Drug bureau, which you can call anytime at 720-913-6060. You can also call the Denver Police non-emergency line at 720-913-3200.

Jamie Leary joined the CBS4 team in 2015 and currently works as a reporter for CBS4 News at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. She couldn’t imagine a better place to live and work and will stop at nothing to find the next great story. Jamie loves learning about and hearing from her fellow community members, so connect with her on Facebook or Twitter @JamieALeary.